The tweet sparked national attention on Twitter, prompting a search for the missing teen after authorities were flooded with phone calls from around the country. The tweet was retweeted more than 32,000 times.

Two days after the tweet, police found Alongi at a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike while she was on the phone with a 911 operator. She voluntarily left her home in Clark, N.J., and was not abducted, officials say.

Her family declined to comment and police have not responded to requests for comment on whether they will charge the teen for making the alleged fake call.